diff --git a/src/solace_ai_connector/common/messaging/solace_messaging.py b/src/solace_ai_connector/common/messaging/solace_messaging.py
index f6498e58..7b6474a2 100644
--- a/src/solace_ai_connector/common/messaging/solace_messaging.py
+++ b/src/solace_ai_connector/common/messaging/solace_messaging.py
@@ -434,12 +434,12 @@ def bind_to_queue(
             )
 
         # Handle API exception
-        except PubSubPlusClientError:
+        except PubSubPlusClientError as e:
             log.warning(
                 f"{self.error_prefix} Error creating persistent receiver for queue [%s]",
-                queue_name,
+                queue_name
             )
-            raise exception
+            raise e
 
         # Add to list of receivers
         self.persistent_receivers.append(self.persistent_receiver)